Gobo's new habitat

This is Gobo's new habitat. It was originally used for my budgie but after cleaning it (three days) and putting a fresh coat of paint. This photo shows the set up before I rearrange it. I put Gobo in it and watch him interact with the toys and feeder so I can figure out what would be a better placement of his toys and perches.
This will be Gobo's home after I move out of my house.

Giant Robot & more

 Robot from unfinished art.

A character named Carlos Duro.

Unfinished poster of Underwearman.

TV stars

Going through security checkpoint yesterday at San Jose airport I saw two actors in front of me. Scott Foley (The Unit) and Greg Grunberg (Heroes). Wasn't sure if they were returning back to LA after a shoot or whatever. I was going to ask, then I thought I would sound stupid; so I just kept quiet. I wished I had my camera.

 Then on my back from Burbank I saw Zeljko Inavnek (Heroes).

I also saw another actor at the hotel I stayed at but can't quite place what TV or movie he was in.

Sensitive Plant Mimosa Pudica

This is Mimosa Pudica, a flowering shrub/tree that was sent to me free with one of my Tebows. I didn't know what it was and it looked so pathetic. But after doing a bit of research, the plant is cute and has these leaves that snap shut when touched. It has fuzzy pink flowers. I hope it lives.

Found this picture online. Wow, I hope it looks like this plant.

Oranges & Strawberries...

... and this Red Sunflower.

Gobo, White Koi, Black Moor, Humming Bird & Julie

Gobo looks a little freaked out by the flash of my camera. Lately he gets freaked out easily?

I found this white Koi at my local pet shop. It was $12 but I thought it was pretty and I thought it would look cute in my pond. Like to give it a name but haven't thought of one yet.

This Black Moor was at the same pet shop. It looked really good and has a decent tail. I hope both the koi and goldfish survives.

 This hummingbird has staked out its territory around my backyard. It keeps buzzing around me... I guess to check out if I am a threat or something? I watched it chase another humming bird away at full speed. it was cool.

I planted a couple of small maidenhair ferns (they were growing in my orchid pots) into the java moss that's growing up and out of my pond. I am hoping it will take root and create a cute border thingy.

Well, here is Julie. It looks like she is enjoying the slightly warmer weather over the last couple of days. The bottom growth is producing a lot of buds. If they take off, it'll be a very very low branching tree. I am hoping that will be good. I really hope they're not root-stock growth.

Blue Hyacinth Macaw

My fat belly is depressing to look at but the Hyacinth Macaw is super cool!

Outdoor electrical box/house

So, I am building a box to house my electrical and air pump stuff to protect it from the weather.

I had this huge piece of 3/4 inch plywood that was practically rotting outdoors. It was a very nice 48 x 48 sheet that I neglected to bring indoors and it got weather damage over the many years it was in my backyard. It was a bit warped and I was a little scared running it through my table saw but it cut through like a trooper. I discarded as much of the damaged and distorted parts I could and found there was plenty of material. The box measures about 8 x 11.5 inches. the roof was cut on my table saw with a 30 degree bevel to make that cute roof. I also used waterproof glue to put the baby together. The next thing to do is put little legs under the box, drill holes to allow electrical wire and air hose inputs and outputs, then put a final coat of paint.

My other mango and my pear.

I clipped the top tip off Manila to encourage branching. I was surprised at how mangoey the sap smelled.My Shinseiki pear put out two blossoms. Not sure if it will bear fruit?

Succulent & Chayote Plant

Flowering

Chayote seedling.

Julie Mango moves outdoor and gets replanted again.

Julie with the gang.

Close up

The drip irrigation set-up.

The roots.

I buried a small pump and an air-stone at the bottom of the pot. I'm thinking when winter comes I will be able to use it indoors. I repotted Julie and a leaf fell off. The tap root was bent; that happens when growing in a 3 gallon planter. I hope it will continue growing. the roots I think are okay but I don't know if they're healthy. I gave it a good soaking and topped it off with Dyna-gro's Protek and Grow 7-7-7 fertilizer plus Superthrive. I hope this will boost Julie.

My Julie Mango

I created a new blog mango69

http://mango69.blogspot.com/

and moved all my mango related posts to it.

I'm gonna try to keep this blog for my artwork and miscellaneous stuff.

Much thanks.

Woopie!

Drip irrigation.

In my bedroom to slowly adjust to light, before I move it out to my backyard.

I love it.

I can't believe that I am the owner of a Julie Mango grafted tree. Its small but I hope it grows. I purchased it from Nipahut.com a Florida Nursery.

I paid about $48 for the plant (which includes shipping). It spent almost 7 days in a box traveling to me from Florida. Wow. Then I decided to plant the little mango plant into LECA which I bought at Home Depot for about $33 then the pot was from Lowes for $13. I put in a drip irrigation part for $5 more. This is gonna be expensive especially if the little guy dies.
I think the top part is the remains of a bloom? Maybe?
I feel so nostalgic about this plant. Makes me think about my youth in Trinidad.

May 23rd Gardening

I bought this Manila Mango at Lowes. I was surprised to find it actually. So I had to buy it. Suppose to be cold tolerant but I have no idea if it will survive. I also bought a Julie Mango online from Nipahut and will suppose to get it Wednesday May 26th. I hope it arrives safe. I have a container all ready for it.

Bought D'Anou Pear to cross-pollinate hopefully with Shinseiki.

This Venus Flytap has big traps.

Five Finger Squash (Chayote). I can't believe it sprouted! Now I have to figure out where to plant it.

Four new fruit trees potted.

With the exception of the dwarf citrus (from Lowes), I bought the trees from Home Depot. I think the total of this project cost me just under $200. I'm a little worried that the drip irrigation set up I did may not output enough water for these trees. I guess I'll see. I'll have to research about pollinators, with regards to the apple and pear trees.

Happy Goldfish getting plump